Robyn (Slagle) Showanes, SOC/BA '08, and James Showanes, SPA/BA '08 who met on Tenley Campus and named their daughter Tenley!

Robyn: "I first met James when he was moving into Capital Hall on Tenley Campus. We were both transfer students. Unfortunately, our first meeting was not a very good one (although very memorable). I was on the phone arguing with my then-boyfriend. I was inside Capital Hall..., and James was trying to enter through one of the emergency exit doors. I tried explaining through the glass that he could not enter that way. He took it as my just not opening the door for him. ... While I stayed on the phone, his poor brother with a broken collar bone was attempting to move some of James's things inside. I didn't offer to help at all. Needless to say, James was not too impressed with me. ... Since I had a boyfriend, I thought it would make the most sense to try and hook up my single roommate with 'the hot guy down the hall.' My roommate and I decided to go to the Tenley welcome picnic, and we immediately went over to James and his roommates and introduced ourselves. My plan to hook up my roommate with James obviously failed (thank goodness)."

James: "Our first date was at Neisha, the Thai restaurant on Wisconsin Ave. Robyn never had tried Thai before and she started off with the glazed duck. We now eat Thai food for every wedding anniversary. [My favorite memory of us at AU is] the first time I said I loved her while in the elevator in Capital Hall."See More

Alison Kamine, CAS/BA '73, CAS/MEd '75, and Bob Bloom, CAS/BA '73

(Below is an excerpt from Alison and Bob's interview with the "New York Times" on their 38-year marriage.)

Alison: We met at a dorm mixer during our second semester of freshman year. I was not drawn to Bob; he pursued me. ... [On our first date,] we hitchhiked from campus to a movie. It was during the day and a Porsche picked us u...p. We never really dated ó it seems like we almost immediately started cohabitating.

Bob: This was all during the Vietnam War and about the time of the Kent State shootings. The day after the shootings, the students went out in protest and took over this traffic circle. Melvin Laird [then secretary of defense] drove by and we all surrounded his car. The D.C. riot police showed up and the next day they canceled school for the rest of the year.

Alison: When school shut down, thatís when our relationship really blossomed. We had so much time.

Read the rest of their story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/booming/married-38-years-and-he-says-she-is-never-wrong.html

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Adam Dunn, SIS/BA '07, and Mary (Turkowski) Dunn, SIS/BA '07

Adam: "We met first semester freshman year (Spring 2003) in World Politics but we didn't talk much. I brought my HUGE, heavy Dell laptop to class and she must have thought that was weird. We had a second class together Spring 2004 semester (Cross-Cultural Communications) and she saved me a seat so she didn't have to sit next to a creep ...guy who also happened to be named Adam. When our classroom moved, I dragged a left-handed desk across the entire classroom to sit next to her, I guess she thought that was pretty cute too. ... We've got a little 19 month-old legacy-in-waiting who'll be ready to enroll at AU in the Fall of 2029!"

Mary: "In our sophomore year, the Red Sox won the World Series and some crazy fans pulled the fire alarm in our dorms to celebrate. There were huge screaming crowds outside as the halls were cleared. We couldn't go back inside until it was cleared, so we wandered down to the Eagle's Nest and ended up buying a pint of ridiculously chocolate-y ice cream. We ate it sitting on the curb watching the Boston fans continue their revelry. Memorable."See More

Courtney Walters, SIS/BA '08, and Matt Doolin, SOC/BA '07

Courtney: "I was in AXO. Matt was in PIKE. Matt and I were introduced at my sorority's crush party. I didn't think too much of it until the next morning when we ran into each other at Jacob's Fitness Center. Right after leaving the gym, we both called the friend that introduced us and asked her to hook us up.

"[For our first date], M...att and I went to the PIKE Founder's Day party (see photo). He looked so handsome in his suit. It was at this party that we had our first kiss. I just loved walking around campus with Matt, especially in the spring time with the tulips and other beautiful flowers around campus. I also enjoyed trying to study at the library with him even though it did not really help my concentration."See More

Becca (Krichinsky) Sutton, CAS/BA '06, CAS/MA '07, and Zach Sutton, SOC/BA '09

Zach: "The first time I met Becca was when I attended my first dorm floor meeting of my college career. I rolled in about 10 minutes late and accidentally let the door slam as I entered. I was so graceful back then. … [Becca was an RA and] spoke with such confidence as if a room of uninterested 18-20 somethings didn't... phase her. I was impressed and told myself that I would eventually build up the courage and confidence to maybe consider thinking about talking to her someday maybe never."

Becca: "I had always told him that I hated yellow gold and that if a guy ever proposed with yellow gold, I would say no because it meant he didn't know me. I also said that I would much rather have a Ring Pop than yellow gold. He surprised me with a late Christmas present on New Year's Eve. It was a giant box of Ring Pops and inside was a ring box. Only after I found that did I look down and notice he was on one knee waiting to propose!"See More

Claire (Lunieski) Green, SIS/BA '09; CAS/BS '09, and Joe Green, SOC/BA '08

Claire: "Joe and I actually met the summer before I started my freshman year at AU and he was going into his sophomore year at AU. We were both camp counselors at a summer camp in northern Minnesota. Once we realized we were going to the same college, Joe helped me register for classes and promised to take me to Ben's Chil...i Bowl. We got married in September in northern Minnesota at our old summer camp and so many of our awesome AU friends flew out to celebrate with us!"

Joe proposed while they were camping in Alaska, before they embarked on a weeklong canoe trip. He hid the ring in their waterproof camera case to keep it a surprise.

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Andrew Dawson, CAS/BA '11, and Alexandra Sedaghatpour, CAS/BA '11

Alexandra: "Always in the festive spirit I was making Purim goodies at my sorority sister's apartment when she let me know her 'dangerous friends' were coming over. Looking back on Andrew now, he is the least dangerous person ever. But anyways, he came bursting through the door full of life and with a handful of donuts. He had a gl...owing energy that I was immediately attracted to!"

Andrew: "There was Aley, in the kitchen of the apartment prancing around in her spandex and baking hamentashen in the Purim spirit. … Meanwhile, our friend was in her living room practicing her slam poetry, loud enough to make sure the entire neighborhood could hear, and the two of us couldn’t contain our laughter. I started playing music and dancing to the beat. Aley joined in, our friends joined in. We haven’t spent a day apart since. … I am so thankful that AU brought us together."See More

Michael Weiss, SPA/BA '09, and Kaitlin Niccum, SIS/BA '09

Michael: "The first time I met Kaitlin was at a Roosevelt Institute meeting, a club we were both members of. I remember thinking how smart and beautiful she was. [The proposal] was a very D.C. proposal. I proposed at the World War I Memorial. Then we went to dinner at Billy Martin's Tavern in Georgetown where we sat in the booth where JFK ...proposed to Jackie."

Kaitlin: "Our first date was at Angelico's! [My favorite memories of us at AU are] drinking lots of iced coffee in the Dav, and spending long nights studying together in the Leonard Hall lounge. [Michael proposed at the] D.C. World War I Memorial in the middle of a beautiful snowstorm. We are getting married in December of this year, and AU will always be the place where we fell in love."

(Photo taken at Frederiksborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark when Kaitlin and Michael were AU students studying abroad.)See More

Alexander Gilchrist, SPA/BA '85, and Robin (Captain) Gilchrist, Kogod/BSBA '85

Alexander: "I had seen Robin in the Letts-Anderson Quad, and in the Dining Hall, and in the library, but never had any occasion to talk to her. Then one Saturday night she appeared at a Phi Sigma Kappa party, where I was a brother. I thought I was shy, but she was more reserved than me, at least at that point. We dance...d a little and talked a little. I sent her flowers the next day to let her know I was still thinking of her. ... Honeymoon in Paris (thanks Mom!). All three of our sons have applied to AU, and one (Duncan) is currently a freshman."

Robin: "Our first date was at Mr. Smith's in Georgetown. It was fun and romantic. There was a huge snow storm the February after we met. School was shut down for a week and my roommate was away. We spent alot of 'quality time' together that week. He sent me flowers the day after the evening we met. Guys, take note, it got my attention. Twenty-five years and 3 kids later he still brings me flowers."See More

Birchard Allen IV, SPA/BA '96, and Muditha (Abeyawardena) Allen, CAS/BA '03

Muditha: "I was studying at the lounge with my best friend when we saw this handsome guy walking in. It was time for a snack break. To my friend's surprise, I walked right up to Birchard to ask if he would watch our books for 15 minutes. He said yes. I knew then it was something special. We came back and he was gone with ...a lovely note on my book asking to call him. I have so many memories [of our time at AU]. My favorite was the day we got married at the AU chapel."

Birchard: "We met in the original commuter lounge in the Mary Graydon building. We were both studying for our next class, but I could not resist watching Muditha. [My favorite memory of our time at AU was when we had] lunch at at the Georgetown University grill. A heavy storm was about to break. As we walked across campus to leave we were caught in a tremendous down pour, and found shelter in a graveyard mausoleum door entrance in the middle of the campus."See More

Elizabeth (Tobbe) Swibel, SOC/BA '98; SPA/MPA '05, and Matthew Swibel, SOC-CAS/BA '99

Beth and Matt met when "Beth was the head of the 'Ambassador' program and giving tours at AU for Freshman Day. At the end of the day, she walked up to Matt and his dad to see if they had any questions. She thought he was very cute and looked nice."

Beth: "Matt was working as a reporter at the Washington Busines...s Journal. He put in ad in the paper proposing. The most special part was that Matt planned a special weekend home to my hometown to see my grandma, who recently entered a nursing home. Both families came to celebrate."

Matt: "Beth and I were great friends first, so it took awhile for me to determine whether or not to ask her on a date. I was nervous, but really happy when it went well! She was kind and sweet and very different than the girls I grew up with!"See More